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West Brom 1 Saints 1 - destiny out of Saints' hands
A LATE West Brom leveller kept Saints in the relegation zone tonight. Adam Lallana had stunned the home fans by putting Southampton ahead at The Hawthorns with just 13 minutes of their Championship match remaining - and temporarily taking the relegation-threatened
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Family's tribute to pensioner killed in lorry crash
THE family of a Hampshire pensioner who died after a horrific collision with a lorry in Eastleigh have paid tribute to her. Audrey Boxall,77, of Lawn Road, died of severe multiple injuries last Wednesday after being knocked down by a lorry in Twyford
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Eastleigh - The battle for a Lib Dem stronghold
IT would take an electoral earthquake of seismic proportions for the ruling Liberal Democrats to lose control of Eastleigh. They have been at the civic helm since taking control from the Conservatives in 1994. Ever since they have made major inroads
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Eastleigh - Tree issue could be at the root of fight for votes
IT is set to branch out into the Eastleigh election fray. The campaign to save Sid the Sycamore captured the headlines and could be a big green issue as voters go to the polls. Planted in 1936 to celebrate the founding of the Borough of Eastleigh,
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Dock Movements
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Autotransporter, roro, 0145, 201; Mogami Reefer, refrigerated, 0600, 104; Turandot, vehicle, 0730, 34/35; Seaboard Explorer II, cargo, 0930, 25; Vega Stockholm, container, 1430, 205W; CMA CGM Baudelaire, container
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Southampton's Top Cop answers questions from dailyecho.co.uk readers
Southampton's top police officer Matthew Greening will be answering your questions this afternoon on this site. All readers are invited to join the live webchat in our forum to put any issues they want raised directly to him. In the meantime, below
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Principal bids farewell to college
MORE pupils, better exam results and a multi-million pound makeover - the retiring principal of a Hampshire college has overseen it all. This week is Godfrey Glyn's last at Barton Peveril College in Eastleigh where he has been at the helm since 1996.
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Three due in court after major drugs raid in Hampshire town
THREE men are due to appear in court later this week following a major drugs raid in a Hampshire town. The men were charged with possessing cocaine and cannabis after almost 60 officers raided the Fordingbridge Club last Friday. Police say small amounts
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Are we really a nation of animal lovers?
CALLOUSLY abandoned, thoughtlessly dumped and left to starve. Despite claiming to be a nation of animal lovers, thousands of animals in the south have suffered from horrific conditions and terrifying traumas in the past 12 months. Shocking figures show
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Reggae fever hits Southampton to celebrate biggest liner
REGGAE fever hit Southampton as the city hosted its first Caribbean festival. Thousands of people flocked to Mayflower Park to join in the festivities to mark the arrival of Royal Caribbean International's new cruise ship Independence of the Seas. Festival-goers
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Deaf Awareness Week
I'D like to tell you about Deaf Awareness Week 2008 (May 5-11). During the week, RNID, the national charity for deaf and hard of hearing people, is asking us all to take just one minute to imagine a world without sound. Hearing is something we often
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Make Nelson ship replica
I HAVE just seen the feature on the History Channel of the discovery of the wreck of Nelson's favourite ship, HMS Agamemnon, and the fact the outline of the original dock it was built in at Buckler's Hard still exists. Would it not be a splendid project
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Student invasion
AT long last someone has decided that the student invasion has changed the character of neighbourhoods. Thank you, MP Alan Whitehead, you are doing more than our councillors. No doubt, when you walked around the area, you could see what a different scene
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Air your views on central parks
I AM the central parks ranger and I am looking for people who care about Southampton's central parks to join the new Friends of Central Parks group. Originally set out in the 1840s, the parks were restored to their current glory in 2000 with the aid
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Carers have the right to flexible working
It is a year ago this month since around 2.6 million carers in the UK were given the right, under the Work and Families Act 2006, to request flexible working - this is designed to help carers stay in work. Unfortunately, a year on, many employees across
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Tea break campaign was huge success
I AM writing to thank everyone who supported the Epilepsy Action National Tea Break 2007 and helped to make it such a great success! Hundreds of people across the UK joined in for this annual event for the fifth year running, helping us to raise funds
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Justice?
The leader of the Tory party breaks four or five traffic laws while riding his bike to work. He gets a slap on the wrist and is told not to do it again. A council tenant puts rubbish in his bin, but the lid wont quite close. He is fined £225 and now
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Free bus travel isn't free
GORDON Brown should have made sure we can afford to pay for all the handouts he had already sanctioned before making more. Free travel for OAPs is not viable. Free travel all over the country sounds good but that is all it is - hype. Bus companies are
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Hollywood star joins panto at The Mayflower
HART TO HART star Stefanie Powers is joining Matthew Kelly and starring alongside Christopher Biggins in Cinderella, The Musical Pantomime at The Mayflower this Christmas. Christopher Biggins was crowned king of the jungle 2007 in ITV's I'm a Celebrity
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Hedge End Scorpions require additional players
Scorpions are looking for a couple of new players to join a team that has continued to improve during 2007-8 and want to move on for 2008-9 in the under 10's league next season. We are looking for a goalkeeper and one outfield player to compliment the
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Crisis at animal shelter
PADLOCKED gates keeping the public out, security staff guarding the site around the clock and staff fearful for their futures after colleagues were suspended without warning. It is all a far cry from the happy image of a small charity that for 55 years
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Hampshire boss at heart of fuel crisis loses £1bn
THE Hampshire company boss at the centre of Britain's latest fuel crisis has seen £1 billion wiped off his personal fortune in the past 12 months. Jim Ratcliffe, whose firm Ineos owns the oil refinery where workers are in the middle of a two-day strike
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Foxhills is above average at transforming results
GOOD teaching and positive pupil attitudes are the winning combination enabling pupils at one Hampshire junior school to achieve well. Foxhills Junior School in Colbury was described as "good" - the second highest grade possible by the Office for Standards
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Famous marine firm consigned to history
THE final yacht belonging to Sir Chay Blyth's sunk company Challenge Business International has been sold, finally consigning the firm to the depths of history. Once one of Southampton's most famous marine names, the sale of the vessel completes the
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Fire crews tackle flat blaze
FIREFIGHTERS spent more than an hour tackling a blaze at a house in Netley View were people were feared trapped. A total of 15 crew from stations in Hardley, Beaulieu and Hythe responded to a 999 call shortly before 6.30pm last night. The ground floor
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HEDGE END TRIALS U11's 2008/9
Revised date for lasst trials sunday 4th May, 10am at Norman Rodaway sports ground, Heathhouse Lane, Hedge End. Contact Steve Doyle for more information on 07780661823.
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HAMBLE CLUB YOUTH FC
Under NEW MANAGEMENT with an excellent coaching team and club structure, we now have everything in place to offer your child the opportunity to play with a squad of talented players and staff. After finishing 4th last season we are looking for players
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Baird - we didn't deserve to make the playoffs
EASTLEIGH manager Ian Baird admitted his side didn't deserve to make the Blue Square South play-offs after a dismal end to the season. The Spitfires picked up just three points from their final six games, culminating in Saturday's 4-1 thrashing at
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MP gives backing to OAPs fearing eviction
A HAMPSHIRE MP has pledged to help a group of pensioners fighting against eviction. More than 30 elderly residents at Roxburgh House, Locks Heath, face an uncertain future with the fate of their homes in the balance. With the threat of demolition hanging
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Retired businessman embarks on charity sail around UK
A SAILOR with just four years' experience has embarked on the challenge of a lifetime - a 3,000-mile voyage around the UK. Retired businessman Ray Oliver, 67, expects to take more than a year to complete the marathon journey, which aims to raise at least
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Pearson - we need our best
NIGEL Pearson has said he expects his players to put in one of their best performances of the season at the Hawthorns tonight. The Saints boss admitted Saturday's results, which saw Saints slip into the bottom three, could not have been any worse for
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Victim, 81, tells of driveway paving scam
A HAMPSHIRE pensioner conned out of his £75,100 life savings by fraudsters has spoken exclusively to the Daily Echo about the ordeal. The 81-year-old victim was tricked out of his money by a gang of conmen who paved the driveway of his New Forest home
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D-Day for medical centre development
A HEALTHCARE firm given exclusive rights to develop on a council car park will put its plans for a 14-storey apartment tower and medical centre to the test tomorrow. CareCapital wants to build a landmark 44-metre high tower of 119 apartments, dubbed
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University experts to lead Ethiopian dig
EXPERTS from the University of Winchester will lead an international dig at one of Africa's most important archaeological sites. The former capital Lalibela, famed for its medieval rock-cut churches, sits on the slopes of Mount Abuna Yosef in Ethiopia
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Dress down day helps workshop to keep running
BUDDING carpenters have been able to buy new workshop tools thanks to generous workers at a Hampshire company. Southampton Special Purpose Workshop in Bevois Valley purchased 12 drills, extension bars and a spray gun for its disabled workers after Fortis
